The court agreed to a new timetable Wednesday that could result in a December trial date for Tyler Hadley.

Hadley is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the death of his parents, Blake and Mary Jo Hadley.

Port St. Lucie police said the teen used a hammer to bludgeon his parents to death in July, hours before he had a house party attended by dozens of his friends. Police said Hadley's best friend called 911 to report that Hadley had killed his parents after claiming Hadley showed him their bodies.

A Justice Department civil rights investigation has concluded that the Ferguson Police Department and the city's municipal court engaged in a "pattern and practice" of discrimination against African-Americans, targeting them disproportionately for tr...